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Volume 21 |
October December 2005 |
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C-Reactive protein in paroxysmal
lone atrial fibrillationDowod TAHM, Amin AA, Al-Sulaiman A, Ali JI & Reda M
Abstract
Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate a possible role of the acute phase protein C-Reactive Protein "CRP" in the patho-physiology of paroxysmal lone atrial fibrillation.
Setting: Department of Medicine and Cardiology, Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait.
Methods and Results: CRP in 20 patients with paroxysmal lone atrial fibrillation (AF group) was compared with CRP in 20 healthy volunteers (Healthy group). CRP was higher in atrial fibrillation group than in healthy group (mean 0.50 versus 0.21 mg/dl; p = 0.0037).
Conclusion: Elevated CRP levels may reflect an inflammatory state that promotes the development of atrial fibrillation.
Key words: Atrial fibrillation, C-reactive protein, inflammation
Pak J Med Sci October-December 2005 Vol. 21 No. 4 437-440
Correspondence:
Dr. Tarek Abdel Hamed Mostafa Dowod
Al-Adan Hospital,
P. O. Box 47854,
Fahaheel, Kuwait
E-mail: doriya70@hotmail.com
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